The Tragedy of a Hero
Chapter 2
The Father's Blessing
"Father." Leona said as he stopped a few feet away from Raguna, "What is it you need?"
"My son." Raguna mumbled, "My firstborn... I have give much to give you the strength to be the Hero of the Runes." he said as he walked around the Blade of Light, "And I know I've taught you well... Through sand and mud, through sunshine and rain, and through smiles and tears.. Now I finally know... You are worthy." he smiled, "Leona... My son.. I know you will make a fine Hero of the Runes when I will be gone, and hopefully you will teach your own son- then he will teach his son- the ways of the Hero."
"Father..." Leona stood speechless as his father grabbed the sword,
"Your mother and I put much thought." Raguna turned, and surely enough Mist walked out of a room,
"Mother." Leona gasped,
"Leona." Raguna regained his attention, "You will now wield the Blade of Light." he mumbled, "Or at least a part of it."
"What!?" Leona said in surprise, "What do you mean!?"
"I am going to split the blade into two." Raguna informed him, "You will have the left side, I will have the right." he said, "You will be Hero, and I will be Hero. But as Hero, you have a special assignment."
"I'll do anything!" Leona said, his blood pumping fast,
"We have prayed to the gods." Mist stepped in, "And they saw that the number of Runes are decreasing to the point of them being exhausted... Surely enough, they've answered our prayers."
"There are four Grimoire eggs on the Golden Mountain." Raguna said, "Out in the east, bordering the sea... You will see to it that they hatch and that the spirits of the Divine Dragons are fully connected to them."
"You must help the Dragons finish reincarnating." Mist finished.
"I will do that, father!" Leona exclaimed, "I will complete my goal as the Hero of the Runes!"
"As the Oriental Hero of the Runes." Raguna smiled, "Very well... Hold the blade." he said, and his son did as told.
The Blade of Light started to shine as both held on to its handle,
SHWEOOOOOOOO!
"Gah!" Leona gasped as the two broke free,
"Ah..." Raguna mumbled when the light died down, revealing he was holding a separate sword,
"Woah." Leona looked at his weapon, "Is this a dream?"
"No, son." Raguna chuckled, "You wield the Blade of Light!"
"Ha.. ha..." Leona laughed, "Yeah!" he raised his sword in the air, and it shone greatly.
"Hm..." Mist observed as the power of the Divine Dragons was no longer on Raguna's half, however, she spoke nothing of it.
"Now go, son." Raguna told Leona, "Please make sure the Divine Dragons are back to life!"
"I will, father!" Leona said excitedly as he ran out.
"Are you sure this was for the best?" Raguna asked Mist,
"Have a little faith in him." Mist growled, "He is your son! You've trained him, he can do this on his own!"
"I don't know.." Raguna grumbled as he saw his firstborn run down the mountain...
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Leona ran farther and faster than he had ever ran before, the power of the Blade of Light coursing through his veins.
The wind could not catch up to his speed- His fuel was his food and his enthusiasm to get this job done.
"Ha.. Ha!" Leona laughed as he pounced over a log with such ease, "WOO!" he jumped nearly twenty feet into the air.
The soft spring air was striking his face, the grass parted when he ran through it.
"I am the Hero of the Runes!" he cheered and used his sword to cleave a tree in half.
POOMP! The upper part of it collapsed,
"HA!" Leona raised his sword skyhigh and then charged,
SHWEOOOOOOOO! He was launched forward in a straight line,
POOOMP! He broke through a boulder in his charge.
"HRAH!" Leona roared as he struck a tree, completely decimating it, "Hoo!" he laughed, "I bet my father can't do that!" he chuckled and continued to run.
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"Phew..." Leona sighed when he finished running up the Golden Mountain, aptly named because of the wheat growing on it, "Where..." he looked around the summit, "Eh.. Ah ha!" he exclaimed when he saw the ruins of what seemed to be a Parthenon like structure.
"Hm..." he mumbled as he walked about its ruined columns, noticing beautiful marble statues of the divine dragons on every other gap, "How come I've never seen th- Woah..." he stopped.
On the altar, four large eggs where laid ornately in line, being warmed by nearby bonfires.
"What in the..." Leona mumbled, then felt his blade vibrate, the glowing symbols of the Divine Dragons shone brightly, "I guess I have to..." he looked down to see a pedestal, "Ah..." he said.
Leona walked over to the pedestal, then placed his sword inside.
SHWEOOOOOOOO! The sword and the eggs shone in glory,
"Woah!" Leona exclaimed at the sight,
"Rah!" multiple screeches were heard, then the light died down to reveal for baby Grimoires on the altar.
"Rah!" one of the baby Grimoires barked,
TWEOOOO! The Sword shone again, then four spirits emerged from its gem.
"GRAH!" the baby Grimoires roared as they started to be covered by these spirits.
"Wah!" Leona yelled as the ruins started to quake, "woah!" he avoid a falling marble brick.
"RAHHH!" a more fearsome roar bellowed, further shaking the archaic structure.
"We have come back to life!" another roar yelled, and the lights died down to reveal the Divine Dragons were back.
"What joy!" Fiersome roared and spread his wings,
"Ah... Radical!" Aquaticus exclaimed, "This is totally gnarly!"
"What a blessing this is." Ventuswill grinned and bowed,
"Who was it that helped us!?" Terrable yelled and looked around, and all four looked down to see Leona.
"Uh..." Leona mumbled, "Hey... What's up?" he asked cheesily,
"Who is this mortal?" Fiersome asked, "I... Ha!" he exclaimed, "I remember!"
"That's Leona." Ventuswill told him, "The son of he who we don't speak about."
"Huh?" Leona mumbled, "You mean Raguna?"
"Shut up!" Fiersome exploded, as did the other dragons,
"That stupid coward!" Terrable roared, "I can't believe I made him the Hero!" he roared, "I wish I could have chosen someone else!"
"That brat!" Aquaticus was so mad, his water aura steamed, "Traitor!"
"You are his son, right?" Ventuswill asked, "Go talk to him for us!"
"Yeah!" Terrable added, "Tell him we want to meet him! For old time's sake!"
"Uh..." Leona mumbled, "I don't know... You guys seem pretty upset..."
"That's because we are!" Fiersome roared, "We hate him to the core!"
"Just tell him this." Terrable said, "The Divine Dragons want to meet with you, you Traitor!" he yelled, "Go! Before we take it out on you!"
"Alright!" Leona responded worriedly then started to turn away, then the Dragons noticed the sword in his hand.
"Is that..." Aquaticus murmured, making the human turn,
"The Blade of Light?" Fiersome observed, "How did you get it!?"
"Uh..." Leona mumbled, "My father split it in two... And gave the left half to me."
"Ah..." Terrable said with a devious smile, "Only the Hero can wield the Blade... Does that make you the Hero?"
"Well.." Leona rubbed the back of his head, "Technically... Yes."
"What do you make of this, Terrable?" Ventuswill asked the Earth god,
"I think we need time..." Terrable chuckled, then turned to Leona, "Leona... Go to your father... Unless.." he whiffed the air,
"What's wrong?" Leona asked, quite curious,
"I just thought..." Terrable murmured, "It was just a slight whiff... Go to your father, Leona."
"Very well, I will speak on your behalf." Leona bowed and then ran out.
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